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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which pony does Jay Berry want?
(a) A chestnut roan.
(b) A white roan.
(c) A black and white paint mare.
(d) A black paint mare.

2. What effect does the sour mash have on Jay Berry?
(a) He wants to build a still.
(b) He wants to go back for more sour mash again.
(c) He swears off alcohol forever.
(d) He wants to be a moonshine runner.

3. In what city is the circus performing at the time that Jay Berry catches the monkeys?
(a) Butte.
(b) Tulsa.
(c) Omaha.
(d) Kansas City.

4. What does Grandpa give to Jay Berry after he catches the monkeys?
(a) A soda pop.
(b) A bag of candy.
(c) A fishing pole.
(d) A dollar.

5. What does Daisy do during the bad weather?
(a) Hugs her cat.
(b) Gets into bed with her mother.
(c) Sings to herself.
(d) Hides in Jay Berry's room.

Short Answer Questions

1. What worries Jay Berry during the bad weather?

2. Who offers to send a telegram to the circus people about the monkeys being caught?

3. Papa tells Jay Berry that the Old Man of the Mountain could be the spirit of whom?

4. What does Jay Berry have to do in order to convince Rowdy to go back to the bottoms with him?

5. The book the librarian told Grandpa and Jay Berry about suggested using _______________ for bait.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the source of the fermenting fruit smell that Jay Berry sniffs out in the bottoms?

2. Which pony does Jay Berry select and what is the problem with her?

3. How does Jay Berry save the monkeys and where does he take them to recover?

4. What does Jay Berry have to do to convince Rowdy to go back to the bottoms with him?

5. How are the monkeys drinking the sour mash and how does Jay Berry get his first sip of it?

6. Describe Grandpa and Jay Berry's trip to the library.

7. How does Jay Berry get word to the circus people that he has caught the monkeys?

8. What do the family members wish for at the fairy ring and what does Jay Berry's wish say about him?

9. Who is the Old Man of the Mountains and why does Daisy believe he has come to their house?

10. What are all the sources of money that combine for Daisy's leg operation?

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